New York World

Once Jenny got her coffee she waited for her brother. Ten minutes behind, as usual. Jenny was people watching, as she does in the city, when an old stagecoach showed up. The red color of it surprised Jenny, the wooden wheels creaking as it stopped. The driver pet the two horses carrying it and waited for the passenger to get out. They must be doing tours of the city in the coaches now, interesting. Jenny thought. Caught up in her thoughts, she forgot about her coffee. She took a sip, her tongue…

had time to go on a vacation. Nevertheless, I did have an interesting vacation experience a few years back that I’ll remember forever. It was the winter of 2013 and fellow classmates and I from Middlesex Community College climbed Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. We spent a day there exploring the area and partaking in the recreational actives. Since we went there during the winter season it was extremely cold and I will never forget the cold air piercing through my skin. Luckily I dressed warm…

Even though I had gotten a cab, I didn’t want to waste Phoebe’s Christmas dough like that. I love her so goddam much, it kills me. So that’s why I was here walking the rest of the way. Fresh air is always good for clearing my head, so it wasn’t too bad. I changed my route just a bit so I could walk through the park. It always gives me this sense of comfort. It just reminds me of the times I actually had fun. I thought about what Phoebe said, how I don’t even like anything a goddam lot. She sort…

United States. The features that became Niagara Falls were created by the Wisconsin glaciation about 10,000 years ago. The same forces also created the North American Great Lakes and the Niagara River. You can visit Niagara fall by driving to New York or you can fly there it really depends on your budget or on you location. In Niagara Falls you don’t only go to see the falls there is a lot of different places you can visit along the way. There are places like Maid of the Mist boat,…

After his book was published, Osborne was appointed Warden of Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York, on December 1, 1914, replacing Judge George S. Weed. Sing Sing was built on the east bank of the Hudson River, approximately 30 miles north of NYC. The original cell block was built by prisoners from Auburn Prison in 1825. Although Osborne had tried to change the worst conditions in New York state prisons while he was the chair of the governor’s commission, still when he arrived at Sing Sing it…

James Gregory was born on November 1638 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the youngest out of the three children his parents had. His father’s name was John Gregory and his mother’s name was Janet Anderson. His father was a minister at the Episcopalian Church of Scotland. James Gregory was initially educated at home by his mother. His mother endowed him with his appetite for geometry, because her uncle was an editor for the French mathematician Viete. James’s father died in 1651, and…

First, they stop in New Orleans where they receive official papers stating that Solomon is a free man. Then they travel to Washington, D.C. to bring some justice to the case of Burch. While there is evidence against Burch for kidnapping and selling Solomon into slavery, Burch is let off free. The main reasoning is that because Burch is white and he can testify while Solomon cannot take the stand. In the end, no justice is served. He reaches New York to reunite with wife, daughter, and…

native tribes having to be forced out of their homes and turned into refugees, the author provides evidence using a book called The Middle Ground by Richard White. Chapters within the book provides the story of Algonquian peoples putting together a new identity from the ruins caused by the Iroquois, the French settlers being the glue to helping the…

the next as well. They stayed this way until help arrived wiping the snow of their faces. Their faces expressed serenity with their arms around each other. Francis Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836, in Albany New York, and died May 5, 1902 in London. Harte’s family arrived in New York and also in Brooklyn in the year 1845. He did not have a good education, but did develop a love for books. He left for California gaining knowledge of camp life. He was employed at the Northern Californian a…

1500s. The Oneida have persevered in the face of adversity for centuries, and we proudly and passionately continue to protect and preserve our homelands. The Iroquois Confederacy originally held millions of acres of land in what is now the state of New York. After several treaties with the United States, the Oneida had lost much of their lands and one band decided to relocate west to what is now Wisconsin. After purchasing…